offended
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Now, that joke did actually offend plenty of people, while Obama’s joke offended zero people.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
She said she was left feeling stressed, exhausted and offended, it adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Social media is a colosseum of the recreationally offended, and the quickest way to get attention is to be mean and crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
McAfee, apparently already reeling from a column in the Athletic that opined that “College GameDay” has become overwhelmed by McAfee’s “frat-rock prankster” personality, appeared deeply offended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
My parents were far more offended by the word if it was uttered in English and not in our native Farsi, which they tried to encourage us to speak as much as possible.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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